To be honest i am interested in both fields but there are some things that are not so clear for both fields.
I got accepted to Technical University Eindhoven in the netherlands and probably i will get accepted to ID in the same school as well but many architects (including my dad) say that i architecture is hard and they just want me to choose something else for my sake lol .
But i also grew up with architecture (really my dad would take me to the field and stuff) and i am not really aiming to be a 100% field architect either but i doesnt really matter for me.
And when i look at ID it kinda worries me that its a smaller faculty (and it makes me think that the atmosphere isn't that fun bc i need some life for survive there for 3 years) and it kinda scares me when i look at the things that students are doing and then I'm thinking like, "omg how am i gonna think of new things! and do all of those by myself" (and i am actually a creative person.)
I am also considering the Master's degree part, many people say that its always easier and better to study architecture first and then study ID. What are you thoughts and experiences?
Non Sequitur
Mar 25, 18 3:14 pm
Architecture over ID by a metric tonne. I agree that ID as a graduate programme is likely the best option. Give you time to figure out what you want to do while learning in a familiar domain.
bowling_ball
Mar 25, 18 3:44 pm
I did my first degree in ID, then a Master's in architecture. If you can handle one, you can handle either. It's really about what you see yourself doing for the next 40 years.
randomised
Mar 26, 18 6:33 am
That would be something I'd try to figure out before applying ;)
Have you also considered the Design Academy in Eindhoven? They have interesting crossovers between spatial- and object-oriented thinking, maybe there you don't have to choose between the two directions but can merge them into your own path.
splinesbetweentheplace
Mar 26, 18 6:48 pm
Architecture
Archlandia
Mar 26, 18 8:11 pm
You can design all kinds of things with skills you’ve learned in architecture.
Miles Jaffe
Mar 26, 18 10:05 pm
ID without question. Analytical design as a process, invention, work with all materials and technology, focused on human factors.
Architects tend to think very highly of themselves, often without reason. They're pretty much the hairdressers of the design world.
randomised
Mar 27, 18 3:15 am
Studio Samson!
Non Sequitur
Mar 27, 18 7:23 am
But Miles, at least in architecture the fall back is disgruntled draftsman... and we need those, at least I do. We don’t need more disgruntled ID grads furiously attempting to redesign the toothbrush. 8-)
geezertect
Mar 27, 18 7:43 am
Exterior decorators
Volunteer
Mar 27, 18 10:22 am
'Shear Today, Gone Tomorrow'
Wilma Buttfit
Mar 27, 18 7:41 am
I know an ID doing architectural design. An architect does their drafting.
To be honest i am interested in both fields but there are some things that are not so clear for both fields.
I got accepted to Technical University Eindhoven in the netherlands and probably i will get accepted to ID in the same school as well but many architects (including my dad) say that i architecture is hard and they just want me to choose something else for my sake lol .
But i also grew up with architecture (really my dad would take me to the field and stuff) and i am not really aiming to be a 100% field architect either but i doesnt really matter for me.
And when i look at ID it kinda worries me that its a smaller faculty (and it makes me think that the atmosphere isn't that fun bc i need some life for survive there for 3 years) and it kinda scares me when i look at the things that students are doing and then I'm thinking like, "omg how am i gonna think of new things! and do all of those by myself" (and i am actually a creative person.)
I am also considering the Master's degree part, many people say that its always easier and better to study architecture first and then study ID. What are you thoughts and experiences?
Architecture over ID by a metric tonne. I agree that ID as a graduate programme is likely the best option. Give you time to figure out what you want to do while learning in a familiar domain.
I did my first degree in ID, then a Master's in architecture. If you can handle one, you can handle either. It's really about what you see yourself doing for the next 40 years.
That would be something I'd try to figure out before applying ;)
Have you also considered the Design Academy in Eindhoven? They have interesting crossovers between spatial- and object-oriented thinking, maybe there you don't have to choose between the two directions but can merge them into your own path.
Architecture
You can design all kinds of things with skills you’ve learned in architecture.
ID without question. Analytical design as a process, invention, work with all materials and technology, focused on human factors.
Architects tend to think very highly of themselves, often without reason. They're pretty much the hairdressers of the design world.
Studio Samson!
But Miles, at least in architecture the fall back is disgruntled draftsman... and we need those, at least I do. We don’t need more disgruntled ID grads furiously attempting to redesign the toothbrush. 8-)
Exterior decorators
'Shear Today, Gone Tomorrow'
I know an ID doing architectural design. An architect does their drafting.